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Paddling on Big East Lake – Living Life With No Regrets

By Christina|2016-12-13T18:56:59-05:00December 13th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, camping, campsite, Canada, Exploring, gloves, ice, Ice trail, inspiration, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, moosehunting, Muskoka, Ontario, Ontario Trails, ontarios highlands, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, solo trip, sunrise, sunset, tangii, tent, tentcamping, texting gloves, Uncategorized, Up north, water, waterways, winter|Tags: @AHParkRecTrails, @deltakayaks, @Onhighlands, @ontrails, #bigeast, #bigeastlake, #cold, #comewander, #december, #delta, #delta15s, #frozen, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #lasttrip, #marmot, #noregrets, #paddle, #paddling, #pokerlakes, #solo, #solotrip, #winter, ice, portage, portaging, tangii|

It is a time of year when one must be really careful going out on the water. I often receive comments of concern, people calling me brave, and others blatantly stating I am unsafe, careless and should not be doing what I'm doing. What if you fall out of your kayak? You will freeze instantly!!! I have been kayaking for over 15 years of my life. In that time, I have never, not once, [...]

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Paddling in Algonquin in November- Pure Heaven !

By Christina|2016-11-15T19:25:58-05:00November 15th, 2016|Categories: #mirror, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, birds, Canada, day trip, Exploring, fall, falls, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, photography, Provincial Park, tangii, tracks, Uncategorized, Up north, waterfalls|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @deltakayaks, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, #adventure, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #blue, #blueheron, #bluejay, #blueskies, #bluesky, #calm, #camperchristna, #canada, #delta, #delta15s, #eastbeach, #explore, #expoloring, #fish, #fishing, #heron, #kayak, #kayaking, #lakeoftworivers, #lotr, #mirror, #moosepoop, #moosetracks, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #peace, #pog, #poglake, #whitefish, #whitefishlake, alone, moose, portage, portaging|

I had intended to camp this weekend, but on Saturday morning, kayak on my car, camping gear packed and fully ready to go, I woke up feeling horrible. I had a sinus infection by the familiar feeling of it and felt nauseous and headachy. Going on a solo camping trip feeling like this, for me, wasn't a smart move and I knew I had to stay home. I spent the whole day resting and making [...]

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Tim River – Looking for mooses!!

By Christina|2016-11-08T16:47:45-05:00November 8th, 2016|Categories: #bloggers, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, blog, Canada, cold, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, kayak, Kayaking, kyra on the go, moose, moosehunting, Nature, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Parks, portage, portaging, River, rivers, tim, timriver, true north, Uncategorized, Up north, waterways|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ORgear, #algonquin, #algonquinpark, #camperchristina, #chapstick, #fall, #fallkayaking, #fallpaddling, #kayak, #kayaking, #Kombi, #kyra, #kyraonthego, #labello, #outdoorresearch, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, #perceptiontribute, #soap, #soapywater, #timlake, #tribute, fallcolours, Outdoors, portage, tim, timriver|

I have been trying to get to the Tim River for a few months now, but time and other plans just wouldn't allow it. Well, to be completely honest, I attempted to go to the Tim the Sunday before, but after driving an hour to get there, I realized I had left my money at home, so I had to drive back home as I wouldn't have had enough gas to return all the way [...]

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Kawartha Highlands – Paddling Secret …. shhhh

By Christina|2025-04-23T12:19:13-04:00October 25th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, day trip, Exploring, kawartha, kawartha highlands, kawarthat, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, Long Lake, Loucks Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, River, Secret Lake, solo trip, Uncategorized|Tags: @karengeterdone, @kawarthaHSSP, @ontarioparks, @ontarioparksne, @ontariotravel, #daytrip, #exploring, #kawarthahighlands, #kawarthas, #kayak, #kayaking, #long, #longlake, #louck, #loucklake, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, #perceptiontribute, #secret, #secretlake, #solo, #solotrip, #tribute, kawartha, portage, portaging|

A few weekends ago I had the pleasure of spending some time with my favorite friends in the Kawarthas at their property. I met Karen online through posts following the journey of the Woods Explorers and we had both applied for the dream job the advertised. We hit it off and always said we would get together and last year, we finally did just that. I was invited back again this year, and so happy [...]

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Turkey Day at McCrae! -Cooking in my new Dutch Oven!

By Christina|2016-10-18T18:43:59-04:00October 18th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear Barrel, Bear vault, bearproof, camp, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, canoe camping, conservatationarea, Conservation areas, conservationarea, cooking, creek, creeks, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, food, Food storage, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, learning, leaves, Lookout, Nature, Ontario, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, sunrise, sunset, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Trails, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls, waterways|Tags: @conont, @enohammocks, @mccraelake, @Onhighlands, @ontarionature, @ontariotrails, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @outdoorsSFA, #aquaquest, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #basslakeroadhouse, #camping, #canoe, #canoecamping, #cleanupourparks, #crown, #crownland, #crownlandcamping, #crowsnest, #crowsnestlookout, #dehydrated, #dehydratedfood, #dutch, #dutchoven, #eno, #excalibur, #fish, #fishing, #fog, #freezingfog, #GeorgianBay, #hammock, #hotnalgene, #marmot, #mccrae, #minus4, #mushrooms, #nalgene, #ontarioconservationarea, #paddle, #paddling, #pancakes, #thanksgiving, #turkey, #turkeyroll, #woodlanding, camp, konigshauskanoe, portage, portaging, sunrise, sunset|

Since meeting my friend Jason last year, he has been going on about this place called McCrae Lake. I had never been there and according to him, it was a gorgeous place to spend a weekend camping, fishing and enjoying nature. The Thanksgiving long weekend was approaching and as I hadn't had any plans yet, I decided it would be a good weekend to check the place out. It was also the perfect weekend to [...]

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Grundy Backcountry solo trip – Do not put hot rocks in tent!

By Christina|2016-10-04T18:49:54-04:00October 4th, 2016|Categories: Bear vault, bearproof, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Chairs, day trip, Exploring, fall, fallcolours, falls, grundy, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, inspiration, kayak, kayak portaging, Kayaking, leaves, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, portage, portaging, pots, Provincial Park, River, rivers, solo trip, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls|Tags: @enohammocks, @grundylkpp, @grundyPP, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @wspaddling, #aquaquest, #b4, #backcountry, #burn, #camping, #delta, #eno, #explore, #exploring, #grundybackcountry, #hammock, #heron, #hotchocolate, #hotrock, #hotrocks, #kayak, #kayakcamping3, #kayaking, #limelight, #marmot, #paddle, #paddling, #pakeshkag, #pakeshkaglake, #rain, #rainyday, #rocks, #siteb4, #slipperyrocks, #sunrise, #sunset, #tarp, grundy, homemade, Privy|

My very first blog post was after Canada Day weekend 2015 where I spent an amazing 4 days at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. I loved the park and had vowed to return and check out the backcountry soon! It had taken a while but this weekend I was on my way and I couldn't wait! Grundy Lake PP is only about an hour and a half drive from my new home in Port Carling. I [...]

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Portaging a kayak to Scorch Lake – Algonquin PART 2 & Re-Hydrating eggs

By Christina|2016-09-27T17:09:21-04:00September 27th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, homemade, kayak, kayak portaging, kayak rack, Kayaking, loons, malone, navigating, navigation, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, Parks, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, River, scorch, scorch lake, sleep, sleeping bag, sleeping matt, sleeping pad, sunrise, swimming, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, walking, water, waterfalls|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @gooutside, @ontarioparks, @parksblogger, #bruises, #camperchristina, #explore, #fog, #kayacamping, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaking, #kingscote, #marmot, #mirror, #paddle, #paddling, #perception, #portagetrip, #scorchlake, #wegetoutside, loons, scorch|

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONTINUATION POST FROM Portaging a kayak-3x2 at Scorch Lake - Algonquin Park PART 1, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT POST! It had been a very long day yesterday, starting at 5am for me and earlier for Joyce. We had spent yesterday taking 9.5 hours to portage and paddle to get to our site on Scorch Lake, one that was clearly the worst site on the lake, even the privy was [...]

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Portaging a kayak-3×2 to Scorch Lake – Algonquin Park PART 1

By Christina|2016-09-21T18:04:04-04:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Bear vault, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, cooking, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, homemade, kayak, kayak carrier, kayak portaging, kayak rack, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddle canada, paddling, portage, portaging, Provincial Park, scorch, scorch lake, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized, Up north, walking, women|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, @algonquinpp, @ontarioparks, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #beaverdamn, #byerslake, #camping, #dehydrated, #dehydratedfood, #dog, #iphone6s, #kayacamping, #kayak, #kayakcamping, #kayaktripping, #kingscote, #kingscotelake, #paddle, #paddling, #scorchlake, #trip, #tripping, #walk, #walking, #wegetoutside, camp, portage, portaging, scorch|

When my friend and fellow blogger Joyce asked me if I wanted to do a trip to Scorch Lake with her, I said yeah! When she told me there were 3 portages totaling over 3 km's, I said ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! I mean, I paddle a kayak, not a canoe, and I have portaged my small kayak, but never that far. I suggested we rent a canoe, then I thought about it for the night. Then [...]

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Moon River – kayaking & cleanup

By Christina|2016-08-31T06:33:17-04:00August 31st, 2016|Categories: #crownland, Adventure, alone, backcountry camping, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, clean up our parks, creek, crownland camping, Exploring, kayak, Kayaking, Moon, moon river, moon river cottages, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Privy, River, rivers, solo trip, swimming, tangii, tentcamping, Up north, water, waterfalls|Tags: #adventure, #camperchristina, #camping, #cleanupourparks, #crownland, #delta, #delta15s, #explore, #exploring, #kayak, #kayaking, #moonriver, #moonrivercottages, #packitout, #paddle, #paddling, #trash, #waterfalls, litter, River|

I have been camping almost every weekend since I moved up to Muskoka. It's been amazing but on this weekend I'd decided to take a break and head home to see my family. That left the Sunday open for a day trip though and I had been hearing about this place called Moon River since I'd arrived, so I figured it was time to check it out! I put my boat up on my truck [...]

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Kioshkokwi Lake – Algonquin Park aka Kiosk

By Christina|2016-08-23T21:08:30-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: #frog, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, backcountry camping, Campers, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, Exploring, kayak, kayak rack, Kayaking, Kioshkokwi, kioshkokwi lake, kiosk, learning, malone, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, paddle, paddling, Provincial Park, rack, rack system, summer tent, sunrise, sunset, swimming, tarps, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, #adventure, #algonquin, #backcountry, #camperchristina, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #getoutside, #kayak, #kayaking, #lake, #marmot, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #roomie, Kioshkokwi, kiosk|

I had not camped in Algonquin Park since February when it was minus 42. It was time to change that. My roommate Molly had been asking me to take her on a backcountry trip with me since we'd met, and this is the weekend we decided on. As Molly has never backcountry camped previously, I didn't want to do anything too difficult, plus we only had 2 days and one night to spend somewhere. After [...]

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